Jammu, March 21 (IANS) An Indian soldier was killed on Thursday in Pakistani firing on the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district. Defence Ministry sources said the Pakistan Army resorted to…
Kabul, March 21 (IANS) Several people were feared killed or injured after three blasts hit New Year celebrations near a shrine in the Afghan capital Kabul on Thursday, witnesses said. “We heard a huge blast…
Panchkula (Haryana), March 20 (IANS) A National Investigation Agency (NIA) court here on Wednesday acquitted all four accused, including Hindu leader Swami Aseemanand, in the February 2007 Samjhauta Express train blast which killed 68 people,…
Mumbai, March 20 (IANS) The 1971 India-Pakistan war hero, Captain M.N. Samant of the Indian Navy, who helped set up the foundation of the Bangladesh Navy, passed away here on Wednesday following cardiac arrest, an…
Lahore, March 20 (IANS) A court here on Wednesday sentenced a Czech model arrested last year on charges of attempting to smuggle heroin from Pakistan to Abu Dhabi to eight years and eight months in…
Islamabad, March 20 (IANS) Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday wished the Hindu community in Pakistan “a very happy and peaceful Holi”. Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairperson Bilawal Bhutto Zardari also took to Twitter to…
By Gaurav Sharma Beijing, March 20 (IANS) India cannot be a part of China’s Belt and Road Initiative as it ignores its core concerns on sovereignty and territorial integrity, Indian envoy to Beijing has said….
New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) Experts on Tuesday discussed the alignment of the Kartarpur corridor, the coordinates and engineering aspects of the proposed crossing points, government sources said. They also conducted a survey of the…
by Gaurav Sharma Beijing, March 19 (IANS) China on Tuesday said it would stand by Pakistan during its testing times and firmly support it to uphold its sovereignty and territorial integrity and also told the…
By Gaurav Sharma Beijing, March 19 (IANS) China on Tuesday told the international community not to target Pakistan following the Pulwama suicide bombing in Kashmir and said it will stand by Islamabad during testing times…
Srinagar, March 19 (IANS) Northern Army commander Lt General Ranbir Singh on Tuesday visited forward posts at the Siachen glacier, the world’s highest battlefield, and reviewed the operational preparedness. A Defence Ministry statement said that…
New York, March 19 (IANS) Paris, Singapore and Hong Kong are most expensive cities in the world while Delhi, Chennai and Bengaluru are among the cheapest places to live, according to the Economist Intelligence Unit’s…
Islamabad, March 19 (IANS) The Pakistan Supreme Court on Tuesday heard former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s petition against an Islamabad High Court (IHC) order rejecting his plea for bail on medical grounds in a corruption…
Islamabad, March 19 (IANS) The Imran Khan government believes that Pakistani nationals having more than 152,500 offshore bank accounts could have stashed away $11 billion abroad, the media reported on Tuesday. “The number (of offshore…
Male, March 18 (IANS) India and the Maldives have reiterated support for each other in a number of areas of mutual interests including combating terrorism, while Maldives vowed to remain “sensitive” towards Indias strategic interests…
Dhaka, March 18 (IANS) At least six persons, including four law enforcers and an election official, were shot dead and 16 others injured in Bangladesh’s Chittagong Hill tract on Monday, a police officer told Xinhua…
Mumbai, March 18 (IANS) In the past two months, while the benchmark Indian indices have gained over 1,500 points and are inching close to fresh highs, Pakistan’s Karachi stock exchange, smaller in size, has shed…
Dharamsala, March 18 (IANS) The US Ambassador-At-Large for International Religious Freedom Samuel Brownback has said the US will continue to support the Dalai Lama’s ‘middle-way’ approach and urged China to resume formal dialogue with him…
Islamabad, March 18 (IANS) Former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has been shifted to a hospital in Dubai after suffering a reaction from a rare disease for which he is already under treatment, the media reported….
Colombo, March 18 (IANS) Sri Lankan Health Minister Rajitha Senaratne said on Monday health authorities would introduce a colour coding scheme for packaged food, indicating levels of sugar, fat and salt, in an effort to…